The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-14

ing slowly-his eyes bent on the pave
ment, evidently unmindful of what
was passing around him. AT the
sound of his wife's sharp voice he
lifted his head, and for the first time
saw Mays danger.
Come here, May, this instant!' he
called quickly. But May stopped for a
moment only in her dancing, then
whirling on her foot cast a saucy, def
ant glance at her father.
MAY, do you hear me?" he said
sternly. Come over herer' And, drop
ping the handles of the baby carriage,
he started rapidly toward her. May
stood still for an instant, kicking the
earth with her tiny shoes, then started
to obey.
At that moment there was a rattle of
wheels, the quick tramp of a horses
feet, and before the child had passed
half the distance to the walk a horse at
tached to an empty, broken carriage
/ came rapidly around the corner not a
dozen rods from her. The whif1etree
of the broken carriage dashed against
the horses heels at every jump, and,
half maddened with fright, he was
tearing down the street at a furious
| pace. To spring into the road and
/ catch May in his arms was the work of
an instant; but the horse was close upon
/ them, and with shout Richard threw
| up his arms almost in its face, thinking
it would naturally turn to the right,
but, on the contrary, the animal in its
mad terror swerved to the left and
struck Richard with full force. In an
| instant the iron hoofs and heavy vehi-
| Gle had passed over his PROSTATE body,
| and at the next bound the wheels struck
/ the baby carriage, leaving it wrecked
about the helpless little form. 1t was
all over in a moment-the frightened
horse was dashing madly down the
street, and the three bodies lay appar-
/ emily lifeless in the road.
So suddenly had it all happened that
Clarice and Eva had stood as if para
/ lyzed with horror, then with a quick
cry Eva was out OF the house and down
the steps. Reaching the wrecked baby
carriage she lifted her child from amid
the debris There was a cruel cash at
the back of the head, from which the
blood was flowing freely, while the fair
hair, the sweet face and dainty white
garments were stained with the Grim
son tide.
The beautiful blue eyes met hers in
a dull, CLASSY stare, there was a culver
of the blue-veined lids, quick gasp,
and a little form lay limp and lifeless
in her arms.
A crowd had rapidly collected and
Richard and May were carefully lifted
and borne into the house, while Eva,
like one bereft of her senses, silently
and mechanically followed, holding
the lifeless form of her babe pressed
closely to her breast.
In the middle of the pleasant parlol
she paused and looked with a wild
horrOr-stricken cOuntenance from the
pallid, blood-stained face upon hel
breast to the unconscious form of hel
husband and child upon the sofa
Clarice came toward her. passed hel
arm about her, and tried to lead her K
a seat. Slowly Eva turned toward her
then as she seemed to recognize thu
friendly, sympathetic face, she crieC
out in tones of heartrending agony
'Oh, Clarice, Claricel Ihave murdered
, them! 1 wished myself free, and Coz
has taken me at my wordr'
She staggered. threw out her hanc
, blindly and sank in a dead faint in he
friends arms.
Through all that long, sad night sh
passed from one fainting fit TO another
. tasking all the skill of the medical at
! PENDANTS and the kind care of he
! friend.
She would revive only long enougl
to recall the terrible accident. the
? with a repetition of her first wild cry
Il have murdered themr'-would re
lapse into another fainting fit, only t
repeat the same over and over, until a
last, as the morning began to dawn
worn out with the fearful struggle, sh
slept the sleep of utter exhaustion.
= When she awakened a few hom
= later her friend face greeted her oper
: ing eyes. At first she gazed around i
" bewilderment, then as there came bac
to her the scene of the previous ever
= ing she turned her face to the wall an
u the first tears she had been able to she
= fell freely. Clarice pressed her han
y, in tender sympathy, making no effol
u to check her tears, thinking wisely the
were Natures best relief for the achin
: heart and over-charged brain.
After a few moments the tears cease
y and Eva lay mOtionless with close
= eve, only an occasional sob shakin
y her light frame.
e 'Oh, Clarice," she said at last, j
broken tones, Il am most bitterly pun
= ished. 1 wanted to be free and no
= they are all gone! am utterly alon,
~ Oh, my God, how can / bear itP''
But May is not seriously hurt,
, Clarice FASTENED to explain, ''she w;
l. only bruised and stunned Here ST
is now" as the mischievous cause
= all the trouble-awed and quieted b
= the strange scenes around her-slippe
= timidly into the room.
"a Eva sprang up with a wild cry, an
u. dropping on her knees caught the chi
- in her arms: ''Oh, thank Godr' 81
= uttered fervently, "that have eve
W one left. %
's Your husband is alive" ClariC
"a said softly, laying her hand on Il
bow ed head. Eva raised her ey
e quickly.
y "Oh, Clarice, say it again!" she erie,
rs Historically, between smiles and tear
n "Dick alive! l must 90 to him." Al
v she rose to her feet, trembling in ever
~ limb from the reaction of feeling.
&c Clarice laid her hand gently on Eva
n arm, as she turned to leave the rOor
nt ''Wait one moment, dear. Richal
IS is very seriously hurt, his head is C
he badly and one leg is broken. 1t was
I
ly store him to consciousness. but tn,
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